Godfrey Rampling

Godfrey Lionel Rampling ( born May 14, 1909 in London, † June 20, 2009 in Bushey, Hertfordshire ) was a British athlete. He was active as a sprinter in the early 1930s, his special routes were the 400 meters and 440 yards.

He won two British championships over 440 yards: 1931 in 48.6 seconds and 49.6 seconds in 1934. In the British Empire Games in London in 1934 he won for England starting about 440 yards the gold medal in 48.0 seconds ahead of his two compatriots Bill Roberts and Crew Stoneley. Rampling was also cage rotor of the victorious England team in the 4 x 440 yards relay team that won the title ahead of Canada and Scotland.

His greatest successes came, however, as a member of the British team in the 4 x 400 - meter relay, the Olympic Games, he won a medal twice. At the Olympic Games 1932 in Los Angeles, the British relay won silver in 3:11,2 minutes in the cast Stoneley, Tommy Hampson, Lord Burghley and Rampling behind the relay from the United States and in Canada. Four years later at the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936 won the British relay in 3:09,0 minutes in the lineup Freddie Wolff, Rampling, Bill Roberts and Godfrey Brown ahead of the U.S. and Germany. Rampling took over while the rod with twelve meters residue and gave him as the leader of Roberts continued.

Also in the individual race over 400 meters he went to the start and was both 1932 and 1936 fourth semifinal. So he left, respectively, since according to the former provisions of the finals only six athletes, the three fastest of the two semi-finals, were allowed to participate.

Godfrey Rampling was 1.85 m tall and weighed in his playing days 75 kg. He was a career officer in the Royal Artillery and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. His daughter, Charlotte Rampling is a successful film actress.